Netizens Criticizes Chinese Fish Vendors Who Butchered a Live Whale Shark on Viral Video

Chinese people are known to eat odd foods and make weird cuisines. From fetuses, roast dogs and cats, live snakes, and other exotic animals, China is notorious in hunting and eating animals not eaten by other countries.

In a recent video posted on Youtube by Quicknews24, a giant whale shark is seen breathing its last air as half of its body is being sawed by hungry and excited Chinese market people. The footage looks horrible for a normal person to watch.

The actual place of the incident remains unknown but the Weibo user who uploaded the video online told reporters in thepaper.cn that he witnessed the scene in Yangjiang in southern Guangdong province. In just 3 days, the video got over 660,000 views with Youtube users debating on the Chinese cuisine choice.

Whale Sharks are protected by law and its current species conservation status is “Vulnerable”

Unlike other shark species, whale sharks do not possess threat to humans. Young whale sharks are playful to humans according to some oceanologists and divers.

The video of dying whale shark while being cut into pieces received anger and criticisms from netizens and authorities.

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